The world’s forests today absorb a bit more than one gigatons of CO2 per year out of the atmosphere and turn it into biomass. We need to stop cutting and burning down existing forests (including preventing large scale forest fires) and we have to start planting more new trees.
NET Power CEO Announces Four New Zero-Emission Gas Plants Underway
“The NET Power plant captures the carbon dioxide that traditional plants spew into the atmosphere. It uses that CO2 under pressure, when the gas acquires some of the qualities of a liquid, to capture heat from the plant.”
These Oxford Scientists Just Created Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel From CO2
“A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have revealed what they say is a cost-effective and efficient way of producing jet fuel from carbon dioxide, offering hope that one day vacationers might be able to jet off abroad without the cost—and associated guilt—of a hefty carbon footprint.”
The Future of Geothermal Energy
Innovation in geothermal energy is simply more proof that it is the market, not government, that is paving the way forward to a future powered by carbon-free electricity.
Massachusetts Enshrines Net-Zero Emissions by Midcentury in Law
"The state will achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and carbon offsets may play a role.”
These 5 Advanced Nuclear Reactors Will Shape the Future of Energy
“The new reactor designs rushing into the scientific discourse deploy technology and even natural physics to make safer, often smaller designs that can be used in different contexts."
How Artificial Intelligence Can Power Climate Change Strategy
Technological innovation and AI is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 16%.
Green Energy Will Need More Storage Space
“Governments around the world greatly raised their decarbonization ambitions this year. There is great uncertainty about how their promises will be delivered, but almost all scenarios involve massive building of solar and wind farms. As their share of power production grows, it will become crucial to bridge the times when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine.”
Mercedes-Benz’s EV Expansion Will Include Two Models To Be Built In Alabama
George Gardner on Forbes reports that Mercedes-Benz is launching an electric vehicle expansion.
Solar Soars As Emerging Markets Renewables Investment Hits Record High
Felicia Jackson writes on Forbes that emerging economies have set a record in renewable energy investments.